The bitter end of the citizen who disturbed the nest of wild bees in the hobby garden.

The bitter end of the citizen who disturbed the nest of wild bees in the hobby garden.

18.07.2025 13:34

A 60-year-old man named Yılmaz Dolgun, who was attacked by wild bees while mowing grass in a hobby garden in Bandırma, Balıkesir, died due to an allergic reaction. His wife, Nezaket Dolgun, was placed under observation in the hospital following her distress.

While cleaning the weeds in the hobby garden in Bandırma district of Balıkesir, a person was attacked by wild bees and died due to an allergic reaction.

The incident occurred on July 16 at around 18:00 in the rural Doğruca neighborhood of Bandırma. Yılmaz Dolgun (60), a father of two, who went to the hobby garden with his wife Nezaket Dolgun, accidentally disturbed a wild bee nest while mowing the grass with a motorized scythe. Dolgun, who was attacked by the bees, fainted due to an allergic reaction.

ALL INTERVENTIONS WERE MADE BUT...

Upon Nezaket Dolgun's call to the 112 Emergency Call Center, health teams were dispatched to the scene. Yılmaz Dolgun, who received first aid in the garden, could not be saved despite all interventions at Bandırma Training and Research Hospital, where he was taken by ambulance.

HIS WIFE ALSO BECAME UNWELL

Upon receiving the news of her husband's death, Nezaket Dolgun became unwell due to her grief. It was reported that Nezaket Dolgun, who was placed under observation in the same hospital, was in good condition.

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